Adobe photoshop elements User Manual
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS
User Guide
Creating multiple-image layouts
You can export multiple images automatically as
contact sheets and picture packages using
Automate commands.
contact sheets and picture packages using
Automate commands.
Creating contact sheets
By displaying a series of thumbnail previews on a
single page, contact sheets let you easily preview
and catalog groups of images. You can automati-
cally create and place thumbnails on a page using
the Contact Sheet II command.
single page, contact sheets let you easily preview
and catalog groups of images. You can automati-
cally create and place thumbnails on a page using
the Contact Sheet II command.
Note: Make sure that the images are closed before
applying this command.
applying this command.
To create a contact sheet:
1
Choose File > Automate > Contact Sheet II.
2
Click Choose to specify the folder containing
the images you want to use. Select Include All
Subdirectories to include images inside any
subfolders of the chosen folder.
Subdirectories to include images inside any
subfolders of the chosen folder.
3
Under Document, specify the dimensions,
resolution, and color mode for the contact sheet,
using the menus to specify measurement units.
using the menus to specify measurement units.
4
Under Thumbnails, specify layout options for
the thumbnail previews:
•
For Place, choose whether to arrange thumbnails
across first (from left to right, then top to bottom)
or down first (from top to bottom, then left
to right).
or down first (from top to bottom, then left
to right).
•
Enter the number of columns and rows that you
want per contact sheet. The maximum dimensions
for each thumbnail are displayed to the right,
along with a visual preview of the specified layout.
for each thumbnail are displayed to the right,
along with a visual preview of the specified layout.
•
Select Use Filename As Caption to label the
thumbnails using their source image filenames.
Use the menu to specify a caption font.
Use the menu to specify a caption font.
5
Click OK to create the contact sheet.
Creating picture packages
With the Picture Package command, you can place
multiple copies of a source image on a single page,
similar to the photo packages traditionally sold by
portrait studios. You can choose from a variety of
size and placement options to customize your
package layout.
multiple copies of a source image on a single page,
similar to the photo packages traditionally sold by
portrait studios. You can choose from a variety of
size and placement options to customize your
package layout.
To create a picture package from a single image:
1
Choose File > Automate > Picture Package.
2
Specify the source image you want to use:
•
Click Choose to specify a saved image file as
the source.
•
Select Use Frontmost Document to use the
image currently active in Photoshop Elements as
the source.
the source.
3
For Layout, choose a preset layout option.
Layout dimensions are measured in inches,
and a preview of the chosen layout appears in
the dialog box.
and a preview of the chosen layout appears in
the dialog box.
4
Enter a resolution value for the package layout,
using the menu to specify resolution units.
5
Choose a color mode appropriate to the
package layout.
6
Click OK to create the package layout.